| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3023 Price realized: 160 CHF (Approx. 182 USD / 169 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: C. Piso L.f. Frugi, 61 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.88 g, 5 h), Rome. Laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, branch. Rev. Nude horseman galloping right, holding whip in his right hand; above, lizard. Babelon (Calpurnia) 24. Crawford 408/1b. RBW 1459ff. Sydenham 844. Well struck in high relief. Somewhat brushed, otherwise, about extremely fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2452, from the Red Ox Collection, the collection of the Czech musician Adolf Picek (circa 1885-1978), and formerly in the possession of an Italian banker, whose life was saved by Mr. Picek in the Battles of the Piave River on the Italian Front in 1917-1918 and who presented his savior with 'four socks of old coins' in reward. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
